resting place
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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At Arlington National Cemetery, he visited the final resting place of many service personal killed in Iraq and Afghanistan wars where he himself served on two operational tours.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The hilltop cemetery may be a resting place for multitudes, but it’s also a seemingly endless open-air sculpture museum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Instead, it strayed off course and eventually reached its final resting place on the moon’s surface.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
A lot of the people interred there are from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and now it’s becoming a place where filmmakers and musicians and artists are considering for their final resting place.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Myron had never seen the final resting place of his brother.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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